Vinh, who won one gold and one silver at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, could not
make the final eight of his strong point with only 550 points, and ranked
ninth.

This was his second event at the tournament. He pocketed a silver in the 10m
air pistol one day ago.

His teammate Tran Quoc Cuong, who also took part in the 50m pistol event,
finished 33rd among 34 athletes.

Rai Jitu from the host nation secured a gold medal with 230.1 points. His
teammate Amanpreet Singh came second with 226.9 points and Iran’s Vahid
Goldkhandan was third with 208.

Vietnam’s participation in the New Delhi-based tournament is over, but the
World Cup will continue till March 4.

Vietnamese marksmen will now take part in competitions in Germany in May and in
Azerbaijan in June. Later, they will participate in the most important
tournament of the year, the Southeast Asian Games, to be held in August in
Malaysia.-VNA